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Allie's Basketball Dream Comprehension
Contributed by: Moore
  • 1. When my teacher applauded loudly, she __________.
A) clapped her hands
B) cornered the principal
C) pretended to fall asleep.
D) screamed at the students
  • 2. What happens first that starts the events that follow in this selection?
A) Allie's father brings her a gift.
B) Allie plays basketball at the playground with the boys.
C) Allie waits for her father to com home from work.
D) Allie trades her basketball for a new volleyball.
  • 3. "At the playground, Allie "scanned" the basketball courts" means she ________.
A) practiced shooting baskets
B) jumped rope on the courts
C) ran around the courts
D) looked around the courts
  • 4. How does Allie's dad feel about her playing basketball?
A) ashamed
B) angry
C) proud
D) scared
  • 5. Allie practices shooting baskets because she wants to _______.
A) see her friends at the playground
B) play with Domino
C) become a good basketball player
D) play basketball with her father
  • 6. Julio refuses to play basketball with Allie because______.
A) he doesn't like basketball
B) he is too proud to play with a girl
C) he is on his way to play with some other boys
D) she doesn't play well
  • 7. Why did Allie decide to become a professional basketball player?
A) She got a basketball of her very own
B) She loved the game she saw at Madison Square Garden.
C) She watched the boys at the playground play basketball
D) She listened to her father talk about basketball
  • 8. In what sport are the words "dribble", "slam-dunk", "backboard", and "rim" used?
A) volleyball
B) baseball
C) soccer
D) basketball
  • 9. Allie tells Buddy about her cousin's trophies because she _______.
A) feels like telling a story
B) doesn't want to talk about trading her basketball
C) likes bragging about her cousin
D) wants to prove that girls can play basketball
  • 10. How are Allie and Buddy alike?
A) Both like to play volleyball
B) Both want to be professional ballplayers
C) Both play games that others say they shouldn't play.
D) Both are good at jumping rope.
  • 11. Any of these words could describe Allie in the selection. Choose the word you think "best" describes Allie. "nice" "athletic" "determined" Support your choice with "two" details from the selection.
A) tease her
B) encourage her
C) make fun of her
D) make her nervous
  • 12. According to the selection, describe how Allie feels about basketball. Support your answer with "one" detail from the selection.
A) she uses a smaller ball
B) she is lucky
C) her father helps her
D) she keeps on trying
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